Creating Mashups with Adobe Flex and AIR

Description

The Web has changed -- pages are no longer static and data flows freely. Rich internet applications are transforming the landscape of the Internet, and at their core are services that make the sharing of data and functionality simple. Developers leverage these to create unique and innovative 'mashups. In this book, you will learn how to mashup the Web using Adobe Flash and Flex 3.0, and how to take your applications to the desktop with the ground-breaking Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR).

Create unique mashups from technologies such as Flickr and Google Maps
Style your applications using Flex 3
Create desktop applications that leverage data from the Internet

This book teaches how to create mashup applications and widgets using primarily Flex and AIR, along with HTML, JavaScript and Ajax.
Provides an insight into application development using Flex 3.0
Filled with practical examples and projects rather than technical theory.
Offers Flash developers an insight into Flex development.
Provides examples of how to leverage popular APIs to create mashups.
Compares and contrasts Flash/Flex development with HTML based development.
Reveals how to integrate mashup applications with the users system